40 Under 40: Where Are They Now?

Dave Breitenstein [PHOTO: Erik Kellar]Professional accomplishments and community involvement have always served as the basic attributes upon which 40-under-40 nominees are evaluated. In 2012, Dave Breitenstein aced them. Back then, he served as senior education reporter for the News-Press, where his work the prior year brought attention to Edison State College problems: re-accreditation, course substitutions, nursing…

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40 Under 40: Where Are They Now?

Dave Breitenstein [PHOTO: Erik Kellar]Professional accomplishments and community involvement have always served as the basic attributes upon which 40-under-40 nominees are evaluated. In 2012, Dave Breitenstein aced them. Back then, he served as senior education reporter for the News-Press, where his work the prior year brought attention to Edison State College problems: re-accreditation, course substitutions, nursing…

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Leaders of the Pack

Wild ambition. Gratitude. A desire to give back. Each of the professionals honored with the Small Business Development Center at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Distinguished Entrepreneur of Southwest Florida awards runs distinctly different businesses. Yet, they share the three distinct qualities above. It’s not that you need to have all these things to be successful. But…

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The Truth About My Job: Law Enforcement

Sheriff Kevin Rambosk IT’S EASY TO JUDGE another industry from the outside, with ideas formed by what we see on TV, hear on the news or experience through our friends. But not all stories and stereotypes are true. The best way to debunk myths about an industry? Turning to those who know it best. Law Enforcement THE…

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Current Issue Power Advice Top Executive

Passion for People

Penny Smith Penny Smith found her calling thanks to an 80-something-year-old gentleman. He was alone in life and needed some extra care and attention at the residential community she was managing. And Smith discovered that she greatly enjoyed interacting with him. At that point, she’d been focused on the demands of her current job, she recalls. “But…

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Calm Yourself

Deadlines. A never-ending to-do list. Fears about job security. A work week that’s become more 24/7 than 9 to 5. No wonder so many employees are stressed these days. And that stress causes problems not only for the individual employee but also for the organization as a whole. “It impacts interpersonal relationships, which impacts team performance,”…

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My First Job: Vicki Tracy

"My best friend and I wanted extra money because we liked to go to Sander’s, an ice cream place in Detroit, so we got a job folding laundry as teenagers at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan [now Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield Campus]. We thought it was going to be really cool to have our own…

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Banking & Finance Current Issue Entrepreneurs

Safeguarding Fraud

(from left) Travus Pope, and Suzanne and Jim Foglio Jim and Suzanne Foglio and business partner Travus Pope hope to move from victims of embezzlement to protectors of assets. The founders of Capital Shield Insurance Services, based in Fort Myers, spun their experiences into a first-of-its-kind embezzlement insurance for investments. “It is a very personal crime,” says…

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Current Issue Entrepreneurs Small Business

From Budgeting to Building a Business

Ruth Soukup was still a newbie blogger when she caught her first big break. She’d started her blog, LivingWellSpendingLess.com, in 2010 as an antidote to a Target shopping habit that had gotten out of hand. Writing about budgeting and other money-saving efforts would be a way to both hold herself accountable and share her tips…

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Preserving Legacies

When Pattie Sellers speaks of Warren, she means Warren Buffett. Her work for Fortune has drawn the business magnate's admiration. On her 50th birthday, Buffett sent well wishes by way of a 5-by-7-foot card. Once, she asked her frequent interviewee-turned-friend, “What is success?” Success is having the people who you love, love you, she recalls him saying. “Warren…

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40 Under 40: Where Are They Now?

40 Under 40: Where Are They Now?

Leaders of the Pack

The Truth About My Job: Law Enforcement

Passion for People

Calm Yourself

My First Job: Vicki Tracy

Safeguarding Fraud

From Budgeting to Building a Business

Preserving Legacies

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